St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Arkansas Circuit Court; Eugene Ecmkford, Judge; The prosecuting attorney, under direction of the Railroad Commission of Arkansas, brought suit against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company to recover the statutory penalty .for failure to furnish cars to shippers. The complaint alleges that the Railroad Commission adopted the following order: “Office of Railroad Commission of Arkansas.
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Appeal from Arkansas Circuit Court; Eugene Ecmkford, Judge; The prosecuting attorney, under direction of the Railroad Commission of Arkansas, brought suit against the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Company to recover the statutory penalty .for failure to furnish cars to shippers. The complaint alleges that the Railroad Commission adopted the following order: “Office of Railroad Commission of Arkansas. Order No. 305, effective August 5, 1905. “It is ordered by the Commission that its rules be so amended that when a shipper makes written application to a railroad company for a car or cars, to…
1Opinion of the CourtHiel, C. J.
Phillip Reinsch, a dealer in baled hay at Stuttgart, made demand on appellant railroad company for cars during the season running from October 30, 1905, to January 20, 1906, and was furnished some cars; but the railroad company failed to furnish him within those dates fifty-one cars, which were properly demanded for various shipments to be made to different points within the State of Arkansas.
Reinsch filed complaint before the Railroad Commission and on a hearing the Commission found that the company had violated sections 10 and 18 of the act of March 11, 1899, which are sections 6803 and…
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